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Variables Affecting Circulation of Library Collections: Using Latent Growth Model

  • Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
  • 2022, 56(4), pp.455~472
  • DOI : 10.4275/KSLIS.2022.56.4.455
  • Publisher : 한국문헌정보학회
  • Research Area : Interdisciplinary Studies > Library and Information Science
  • Received : October 26, 2022
  • Accepted : November 21, 2022
  • Published : November 30, 2022

Park, Sung Jae ORD ID 1

1한성대학교

Excellent Accredited

ABSTRACT

The purpose of this study is to analyze variables affecting the number of circulated books which is one of the indicators representing the library use behavior. For the analysis, 2015-2019 data for public libraries was acquired from the National Library Statistics System. The Latent Growth Model estimating a latent intercept and a latent slop based on the individual library trajectories was applied. The results are as followed; first, the circulation rate tends to be decreased. Second, the most affecting factor on the library circulation decrease was the collection budget. This study suggests increasing a collection budget in order to prevent the library circulation decrease while the library is operating in a daily routine.

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